Brake-beam.



0. H. WILLIAMS BRAKE BEAM.-

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 17, 1909.

Patented may 10, 1910.

INVL'NTQE mamas WILL/HMS J2.

ES H. wimmivzs, IIPMENT CGMIEANY. or 01:1

CI-IIOQG 1, TZLLINGIS, ASSIGNOR T CHTGAGQ BAILWAY KLEIN 315%, fCORPGRATION OF ILLINOIS.

BRAKE-EEAHl/I inns, forming part {of this sieeiliezition. in

\D 1 l1. 1 whien I l a sit levutien (if the him i; en my in beam. withnurts 4 i tiou.

i W Y. is '1 section till-(till i the line e1. l

'. 3 is n Side 2 :ien er a hrnl 'e l. ml, p21 rtly in section, in u I!Tiling; a nu) ii'ied arrangement of the menus employed for l lug theheaul ill the heunn i ig, a"; is 21 side elevutien ol' :1 hrzilte h edpurl. i in se "morn ltlltl showing :2 fl rtihei "clified lorino'i'theniezins ei'nployed for lochni aid hesd on the heznn. Fig. .3 is nside elevation of u hru head, p11 rtly in seetion and illustrating; a:turther modified arrangement of the means einplrrred for lot-lung thehentl on the heuni.

invention relates generally bruins, und more particularly to he hm wehen ls and the menus employed l] r :uljustuhly nuiunling the sunie 0nthe ends of the l eun'u and my invention relates to that class of nrljusihle hruke heuds .lllHHlLZILlHl in the i .tent issued to ilenry ll.ilehisehung, hie.

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'iueipsl object of my invention is t0 generally in'i nore theconstruction shown in the patent zhove referred to and to use n tin; or1- spring for forcing the locking block into engagement with the sleeveon the end of the hr; he henna, which ronstruetien does away with theuse of u coil spring, and thereby eeononiizes space, which is animpl'rtaint, factor in hrulte heuni construetion. in the patent abovereferred to the heads are :njljustnhly locked on the ends of thel'ietini in such a manner that when the beams are hung" in properposition the heads will uuloimiticully adjust themselves to thesurfer-es o l. the wheels regardless of the (chm-tun i. or pesition ofthe brake l'nrngiugs tun! (luringwhich automatic adjustment the lockingblocks between the heads and beam yield tn pen-nit the heads to assumetheir proper positions, and. which hloeltslirxnly to ln'u lceSpecification of Letters Patent.

pliant-ion filed July 1?, 1969.

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proper positions hold and leek the heads in during the true the brakesare oil.

is hereinhefore' stated. the principal 0hjeet of my present invention togene ally improve the COllSil'tlCilOll oi the Rohisehung hnnn, and inaddition, to provide a eon struetion wherein u eonsidemhle saving ofspace directed in the arrangement of the leaking hloel-r. s iiring andhousing, which saving; of space nirtieulurly desis-ruhle,

tspeeiuily in inside hung h rakes. By my improved eeueiruetion the spri-presed lochiug lileel: is lnrizted zit theiileul point on the brake had. the hiking up ot' Elll, wear and lost motion provided fur, and asimple, compact eoustruetimi is provided whirh is Very ell'eetive in useand which permits the hruke heziis lo be readily pesitiened upon orrennweil from the mills til? the beam.

To the shore purposes my invention consists in eerluin novel features ofconstrue lien and uriungeinent of parts hereinafter more fully describedand eluiu'ied.

Referring l) numerals to the HPCOITIPHDV- ing drnwiu; jl designates thebrake head which provided with the usual opening which reireives thethrust; liloelt er sleeve 5), and which latter is detuehnl'ilypesitieuell on the end ollhe lieuin. l orniud in the surlnre ol thethrust. hlorleor sleere ii is u segmental recess :4, the bottom ofwhirl: is provided with transverse serr: liens or teeth 5?, Formedintegral with the lIHfllIP, heud l u C(lli'llillllfll locking block andspring housing (3, the smile being. preieruhly urranged shove theopening 2., :uul slightly to the reur oi u vertical line drawn throughthe center of suid opening and formed in the ends of this housing (3 areapertures T. POSil'lOllWl in the router of the housing (3 is u loekingzliloel; S, the under side of which is prm-itled with u series oftransverse ser rations or teeth 5), which are adapted to engage with theserrutimis 0r teeth designates u lint or leaf spring which is curved orbowed and. provided at one end with an. integml head 11. li hen theparts are nssemhleih the spring it) occupies u position within the upperportion of the hous-- ing (3, its eentrnl port-ion hearing on top of thelocking blue]: 8 and its end portions proupertures 7 in the ends lootingthrough the of the housing. Formed in the'eeutrnl portion of the spring10 is an aperture 12 which LGZOX11KI10dz1lOS n pin 13 seated in thehousi enirel portion of the 5, and .ter end of soicl pin be through oneend of the housing 6 is a screw 16, the inner of which against theCOI'I'QSPOIlCliHQ end of "Lil-3 swing ling t1 eaded and provided with ladjust-- 10, thus providing 1* mg the iension oi said solving.

' awiometieaily beam. but 121 the loci fender in wetlge 3 a i Willell isPOSi JiOKJQCl :2. mi 18, and located vooii the lower D01"l'i( l1 of or 1anal ini'e posed saicl nuion he under side of e housin is; an expzms"Oil swing W pressure horimill u by th;

spring 12} tend; to draw {no wedge key 1? (flu, thereby forcing the biengam e and loe do u'w Wurdly to mghl v the'slee've ancl v 'oviderem'mwl J l 7 similar lo ihe 00 o but with he a lditi ,0. constructionon shown In Fig.

which 1) lhi'oiz the he 1 and lion are mi nolecl, in

2, it will be noted anew of the spring 10 is so dimmed 'ihat allclearance space between the ironu and lower portion of the sleeve 3 andtin: lie/id 1. is taken up, ihereby doing away with all lost iiiotiohwhich might otherwisebe transmilied m i" brake mechanism. Aslmrvinhefore slated, the housing 6, containing the locking and thespring, is loeuied at the ideal .525 through pen on the head, asconeiclered by G. and". by utilizing a fiat 01- lezzi spring, 1 am able0 economize space, whieh is a. matter of con filbiii importance,particularly on inside hung beams. The set screw 16 provicles means forincreasing or decreasing the ten" S1031 of the spring 10, and byproviding the pin 3 and nut 16, the locking eloek may be Withdrawn topermit the iemovzl 'lhe ivaal from the s eeve Without rem Wing thespring.

il wi edily'mh'leistood time Where brake In ly improved eons in use andi 1 b liGS are applied, the frie- 2? "119 wheels en die a car--suilieient to everlg or: lockiig aclion of the (he heads will auioma'fblock ally ljust 't'LOYlSfWiiLIC pa .5 1. loci: me heads on me beam21110. e

same '11 such position Ween ehe brakes 1 or unlil suic'i heade readjustthemselvea Whenever cause arises to change the relaiion of the wheelsand heads.

11; will be readily understood 'C mino parts of the beam and ion with :1.i'Gzi flS 5011. mounted ueombim ion with a brakebeam. of

1 heads mu. en; ing lhe hen mini :1 bv the l Y 111;): him lion Wlil!31,2116 udjuei able end." and healing Ll iii.

brake lib-Film lo by the bialze heads and V m, and 5% springs; remo l wed 1 the heads and bearing zagzinsi i116 locking iZlOCkR.

4. The conihimuimi with a brake beam. of brake lhf lflS looselyinouii'ied on he ends tl'zeieof, locking blocks, can-led by L. .e brakehemls and engaging the lJ1i'i'1,ilDCi ad ustable fiat springs i-emovablyarranged in he heads and be 5 a, list l1" e E0 hing bloehs.

a a brake beam of ihe class clesei'ibed, a. head provided with ahousing, a locking block located therein, and a spring arw rangedtherein and bearing against the 10010 ing' block.

6; In a only beam of the class described, a head nibovified with ahoming, a locking block lohaled iherein, and an urljuslahlefiat springarranged {herein and healing againfet the locking block.

"he hezuls loosely mounted on the ends (hovel. locking blovks 211' ml bythe brake 3 he beam, oi moumed on (he emls

